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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Grok Build 0.1

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B comes out ahead, 58 to 54 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $3.20
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

  2. xAI

    Grok Build 0.1

    Released Apr 16, 2026

    54/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.00 / $2.00
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Grok Build 0.1

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is our pick

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against Grok Build 0.1 (54). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B $1.10 · Grok Build 0.1 $1.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B 262,144 · Grok Build 0.1 256,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Grok Build 0.1: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingQwen3.5 122B-A10BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.5 122B-A10BGrok Build 0.1
Price50%4845
Inputs & features30%9080
Context window20%3736
Overall100%58/10054/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Grok Build 0.1 specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba (Qwen)Grok Build 0.1xAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.40 (best)$1.00
Output$3.20$2.00 (best)
Cached input—$0.20
Blended (3:1)$1.10 (best)$1.25
Long-context rateSame rateOver 200K: $2.00 / $4.00
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial xAI API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)256,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens256,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDqwen3.5-122b-a10bgrok-build-0.1
API providers1919
ReleasedFeb 23, 2026Apr 16, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3.5 122B-A10B$10.40
  • Grok Build 0.1$14.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Grok Build 0.1?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against Grok Build 0.1 (54). It leads on price and inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Grok Build 0.1?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is cheaper at $0.40 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Grok Build 0.1 costs $1.00 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.10 per million tokens for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B versus $1.25 for Grok Build 0.1 (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has not been scored yet and Grok Build 0.1 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Grok Build 0.1 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Grok Build 0.1. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 65,536, Grok Build 0.1 up to 256,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B accepts text, images, audio and video; Grok Build 0.1 accepts text, images and PDFs. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Grok Build 0.1 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Grok Build 0.1 is the newest, released Apr 16, 2026. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B came out Feb 23, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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